Quiz On American Government: Trivia!
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The pattern of voting in which the individual voter in a given election casts a ballot for one or more candidates of each major party?
- A.
Split Ticket Voting
- B.
Retrospective Voting
- C.
Prospective voting
- D.
Descriptive Voting
- E.
Affidavit Voting
Correct Answer
A. Split Ticket Voting -
- 2.
Reform Party
- A.
Parties which have a chance of aquiring control of govt
- B.
Parties which maintains it's ideological commitment to philosophical noncentrist position
- C.
Party which is formed at public level and it's survival is sole based on the support of it's followers.
- D.
A party that is created over a single issue overriding interests to it's followers.
- E.
A minor Party which bases it's appeal on the claim that the corruption in the major parties influences Govt and policies.
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E. A minor Party which bases it's appeal on the claim that the corruption in the major parties influences Govt and policies. -
- 3.
What is the role of third parties?
- A.
To promote policies that the followers believe are are not being adequately covered by the other two major parties.
- B.
A minor party created when a faction within a major party breaks away to form it's own party
- C.
An ongoing coalition of interests joined together to try and get their candidates into public office under a common label.
Correct Answer
A. To promote policies that the followers believe are are not being adequately covered by the other two major parties. -
- 4.
The specific sense of loyalty a person may feel toward a certain party.
- A.
Ideological Bias
- B.
Commercial Bias
- C.
Party Identification
Correct Answer
C. Party Identification -
- 5.
A minor party characterized by its ideological commitment to a philosophical non-centrist position.
- A.
Grassroots party
- B.
Ideological Party
- C.
Reform Party
- D.
Single issue party
Correct Answer
B. Ideological Party -
- 6.
All of the elected officials that identify with a party.
- A.
Party in electorate
- B.
Party in government
- C.
Party in Androscogin
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B. Party in government -
- 7.
The members of a political party who usually vote for candidates from that party i.e: republican voting for republican.
- A.
Party in gov't
- B.
Party in electorate
- C.
Party in election
- D.
Party in aroostook
Correct Answer
B. Party in electorate -
- 8.
What are two reasons for political parties?
Correct Answer
To win elections and to gain the control of gov't to change policies. - 9.
What is a factional party?
Correct Answer
A factional party is a minor party that is created when a faction within a major party breaks away, to form it's own party. - 10.
What are political parties?
Correct Answer
An ongoing coalition on interests that join together for the common goal of getting their candidate elected under a common label. - 11.
What are 5 types of voting?
Correct Answer
manual,electronic,provisional,affidavit,abcentee, - 12.
The practice of placing citizens' names on an official list of voters before they are eligible to exercise their right to vote.
Correct Answer
registration - 13.
Type of voting where the voter will cast their vote for a candidate whose ideological views and policy positions closely agree with their own.
Correct Answer
Prospective voting - 14.
The belief that it is your responsibility to participate in the political process as a citizen.
Correct Answer
Civic duty. - 15.
Ideological bias
Correct Answer
media/reporters ideological views can alter the media they present. (liberal slant) - 16.
The media focuses attention on attention-getting information.
- A.
Ideological bias
- B.
Agenda bias
- C.
Commercial bias
- D.
Reporter bias
- E.
Partisan bias
Correct Answer
C. Commercial bias -
- 17.
A minor party formed around a single issue of overriding interest to its followers.
- A.
Single issue party
- B.
Two party system
- C.
Multiple parties
- D.
Grassroots party
Correct Answer
A. Single issue party -
- 18.
What is the grassroots party?
Correct Answer
party created on the public level and is only sustained by the power of support from it's followers - 19.
Suffrage
Correct Answer
The right to vote - 20.
A form of electoral judgment in which voters support the incumbent candidate or party when it's policies are judged to have succeeded and opposed the incumbent party or candidate when it's policies are judged to have failed.
- A.
Prospective voting
- B.
Retrospective voting
- C.
Introspective voting
- D.
Respective voting
Correct Answer
B. Retrospective voting -
- 21.
Involvement in activities and events attended to political policies and leaders.
- A.
Political participation
- B.
Protestment
- C.
Political Engagements
Correct Answer
A. Political participation -
- 22.
A feeling of personal powerlessness regarding politics.
- A.
Illegal Aliens
- B.
Alienation
- C.
Aministy
- D.
Abolition
Correct Answer
B. Alienation -
- 23.
A lack of caring about politics.
- A.
Empathy
- B.
Apathy
- C.
Atrophy
- D.
Alienation
Correct Answer
B. Apathy -
- 24.
What are the four theories of vote choice?
- A.
Social groups identity,candidates,Partisanship,retrospective
- B.
Socialization,commercial bias,prospective,apathy
- C.
Retrospective,alienation,ideological bias,partisanship
Correct Answer
A. Social groups identity,candidates,Partisanship,retrospective -
- 25.
Factors affecting low voter turnout.
Correct Answer
alienation(government doesn't care),personal registration,too many elections - 26.
Face to face interactions between citizens of a society.
- A.
Socialization
- B.
Unity
- C.
Political Communication
- D.
Social Capital
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D. Social Capital -
- 27.
Party organizations at the national, state, and local level.
- A.
Party Organizations
- B.
Party Idenitfications
- C.
Party Unions
- D.
Social Organizations
- E.
Party tribunals
Correct Answer
A. Party Organizations -
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